The Competition Act 1998 (Health Services for Patients in England) (Coronavirus) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2020

Made: at 1.00 p.m. on 27th March 2020

Laid before Parliament: at 2.30 p.m. on 27th March 2020

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

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Citation, commencement and application

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Interpretation

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Qualifying activities

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Exclusion from the Chapter I prohibition

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End of healthcare disruption period

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Notification to the Secretary of State

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Register of agreements

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Signed

Paul Scully — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1998 c. 41.

[^f00002]: The National Health Service Commissioning Board was established by section 1H of the National Health Service Act 2006 (c. 41), as inserted by section 9(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7).

[^f00003]: 2012 c. 7; section 64(4) was modified by S.I. 2012/2657.

[^f00004]: 2006 c. 41; the definition of “NHS body” was inserted into section 275 by paragraph 138(1) and (2) of Schedule 4 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

[^f00005]: Under section 59 of the Competition Act 1998 (interpretation) references in Part 1 of that Act to “agreement” are to be read with section 2(5) and (6) of the Act which provide that, unless the context otherwise requires, a provision of Part 1 of the Act which is expressed to apply to, or in relation to, an agreement is to be read as applying equally to, or in relation to, a decision by an association of undertakings or a concerted practice (but with any necessary modifications).

Editorial notes

[^key-084373aa5ce11d3d3707adf37514dace]: Order revoked (29.7.2021) by The Competition Act 1998 (Coronavirus) (Public Policy Exclusions) (Revocations) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/773), art. 1, Sch. para. 1(a)

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